kdccrosby wrote:I know. But last year I bought candy, then proceeded to eat 99% of it. Don't want to do it this year.


So yeah - bah humbug or whatever the Halloween equivalent is

Give the leftovers to nephew.

Leaving for Seattle in the morning. Just packing a suitcase & getting dog to sitter, and arrange cat stuff for sitter, plus picking up a tiny bit made me so tired I fell asleep for a few seconds at a Gaither concert (a couple of members at our church). Hope nobody noticed. Now back aches and I am not tired. But morning comes in a few hours. Hope I get some computer time in to check in with you guys. If not, happy halloween and best wishes for everyone who is having problems. Joyner, your Mom coming around after no nourishment for 9 days is a miracle. For however long she rallies, it is a wonder opportunity for you to just be with her.

dontwantaname wrote:Or Poof.


By the way, Hubby loves the screaming witch thing. He has decided that the stuff you sent is everything Halloween is to a kid.

I forgot to bring it to the spook walk. Then again, almost nobody was there. There was no notice that it would be tonight. Only a phone call from the town.

Thanks. I know the parents think it's junk. It is junk. But this is the stuff the kids beg for when they walk through a store and the parents won't buy. I do the same thing on Valentine's and Easter. Until they get to a certain age, then it's a $10 gift card.

Last year there was an IV bag full of blood that was really neat.

dontwantaname wrote:You can outgrow screaming zombies? Marshmallow severed fingers? Who are these kids????

Hard to believe, isn't it?

Yahoo email seems to be down. At least I hope it's not just me.

Have a nice trip up Klozit.

Got my pumpkin carved. Pictures coming to G+, maybe FB if I'm bored. Need to find my LED pumpkin lights. Didn't use them last year because we never got the pumpkins carved, so I'm not sure where they are.

Joyner I'm so happy you got a wonderful day with your Mom!

pooflady wrote:Hard to believe, isn't it?

Very!!!

pooflady wrote:Hard to believe, isn't it?

teenagers. I remember when I hit teenage - my favorite was the cute valentines day undies we would get.

dontwantaname wrote:Huh? Who was giving you cute undies when you were a teen?

good question, although some of the tops my mom liked to buy for me.... same idea.

dontwantaname wrote:Huh? Who was giving you cute undies when you were a teen?

my mom!!! sheesh!

ThunderThighs wrote:Me too. I bought tons of candy last year and got no kids. Not one.

I've got some woot glow sticks I think I'll snap half a dozen and hand those out and then drop another pack (2 to a pack) in the bag. We've never had more than 8 and that includes my kids.

dontwantaname wrote:OK, tomorrow, we count kids. See who wins.


Night all.

Won't be me!

KtCallista wrote:Won't be me!

Won't be me.

pooflady wrote:Won't be me.

Kinda sad, no kids going door-to-door anymore.

KtCallista wrote:Kinda sad, no kids going door-to-door anymore.

Agree. And it's not that it's not safe. From what I've read, there's almost no real findings of a sharp object in candy that was got from a stranger. The media just blows things all out of proportion.

ThunderThighs wrote:Me too. I bought tons of candy last year and got no kids. Not one.

you'd make a lousy pedophile. kids these days want booze.

Night all. Tomorrow.

pooflady wrote:Agree. And it's not that it's not safe. From what I've read, there's almost no real findings of a sharp object in candy that was got from a stranger. The media just blows things all out of proportion.

Honestly, when I check candy, I'm more looking for wrapper failure at the manufacturer that could have been banged up by how many times the candy has been dropped on the ground and handled. (my kids still drop stuff out of buckets and candy is handled pretty heavily before we ever get around to eating it.)

dontwantaname wrote:I posted pictures.

Must've been a non-woot site.

Mornin', folks.

It'll be no lights at our house again; pesky kids!!

Good morning everybody!

AZ, we never have trick or treaters but we always buy candy and cut on the lights. What a shame. Leftovers that we can't waste!

Safe travels, Klosit!

pooflady wrote:Agree. And it's not that it's not safe. From what I've read, there's almost no real findings of a sharp object in candy that was got from a stranger. The media just blows things all out of proportion.

My subdivision has tons of trick or treaters. certain streets have more than others. My apt complex isn't on a convenient route for the kiddos, so I don't get any

Good morning.
(hugs) to Joyner. It is truly a blessing that you have had a little more time with your mom.

We get no kids here at all.
One year we got a trailer load of hispanic kids from the barrio...but not even that now.

My f-i-l got moved to the rehab hospital last evening. He is in ICU because those were the only available beds.

I haven't gone through Halloween in this house yet, but bought a couple bags JIC. Around here, there are two roads in town that are shut down and everyone goes there. Most of the residents hand out candy, decorate, etc. It's a big deal-some places project scary movies on the side of the house, one place sets up a maze, there's a haunted house, werewolves, etc. We took the kids last year, had fun.

This year, no kids. Plus the snow. So we'll see.

Mavyn wrote:I haven't gone through Halloween in this house yet, but bought a couple bags JIC. Around here, there are two roads in town that are shut down and everyone goes there. Most of the residents hand out candy, decorate, etc. It's a big deal-some places project scary movies on the side of the house, one place sets up a maze, there's a haunted house, werewolves, etc. We took the kids last year, had fun.

This year, no kids. Plus the snow. So we'll see.

I figured you didn't have power.

Iceback wrote:Good morning.
(hugs) to Joyner. It is truly a blessing that you have had a little more time with your mom.

We get no kids here at all.
One year we got a trailer load of hispanic kids from the barrio...but not even that now.

My f-i-l got moved to the rehab hospital last evening. He is in ICU because those were the only available beds.

Thanks Ice, God is good. You need hugs too!

I haven't checked the backthreads, but warm wishes to those in need.

Happy Halloween, PWA.
Living in the suburbs, we get plenty of kids going door to door, and have stocked accordingly. Since both of us are out with the kids, we set out the honor system bucket (aka free-for-all).

joyner wrote:I figured you didn't have power.

We lost power for about 15 hours. Went out around 5pm Saturday, flickered on for 5 minutes around 9am Sunday. Came on a bit before noon, stayed on so far.

Sewer issues...Turns out the grinder pump and control panel were stolen before we bought the house. Can see where it was, wires are still there--and we saw them, but didn't know what they went to and everything seemed to work, so didn't worry. Ah, well. Tank has to be pumped, new panel and pump installed.

Only consolation is that the panel and pump that were stolen are apparently really prone to failure. So, Karma will pay a visit to the thieves. :D

dontwantaname wrote:Sewers are so much easier.
When we bought the house the daughter said, you are hooked up to the sewer. We still wonder if there is a cesspool somewhere on the property.

That was the bit that surprised me. We are on city sewer (I just paid the bill, damn increase in rates!)--this is something that sits outside the house and the waste goes into the tank, then through a pump that grinds it up, then it goes into the main lines. Apparently it was stolen while sitting in foreclosure.

Good morning everyone.

Ice and Joyner, looks like things are improving. That's great.

Notice we haven't heard from Lynn, I'll bet she's buried.

Nobody's parents went with them trick-or-treating when I was going out, but I can understand why it is now. Always went with my kids.

Contractor just called, they'll be demolishing the deck in the morning for the first step of the addition. Woo-hoo! At 8:00. Ooooohhhh.